Stereograms : A Window to Surprise Mystery Cache
Stereograms : A Window to Surprise
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!!!! THIS CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES !!!!
In order to find the actual location of the cache container, you will need to solve the puzzle.
Look at the stereograms below and get your coords.
THE FIRST RANDOM dot stereogram was invented by Dr. Bela Julesz in 1959 as an experiment to test stereopsis, the ability to see in 3D. By using uniform, randomly distributed dots, Dr. Julesz eliminated the depth cues that are inherent in recognizable images.
In 1979, Christopher Tyler, a student of Dr. Julesz, assisted by computer programmer Maureen Clarke, discovered that the offset scheme could be applied to a single image. This was the birth of the black and white, single-image, random dot stereogram.
In 1991, engineer Tom Baccei and 3D artist Cheri Smith collaborated to improve on the research of Julesz and Tyler. With the assistance of programmer Bob Salitsky, the group developed the first sophisticated, full-color stereogram program. No more dots! Using this new program in combination with state of the art 3D modeling software and colorful art techniques, a totally new patented art form was developed.
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In the early 1990's, hubby and I made a trip to visit our oldest daughter and son-in-law. With big grins on their faces, they pulled out their newly purchased stereogram book. They were so excited! So hubby took the book and started exclaiming how he saw this and that and on and on and on. I took the book and looked and looked and looked and I saw NOTHING! As the weekend continued, the three of them would look and all would be excited about each new object/figure that they could see. I would also look, but each time, I continued to see NOTHING!
So by Sunday night, hubby and I were at a mall in Fayetteville, that had one of those small stores in the center of the hallway that sold stereogram books. It was a busy place. Folks were way excited about this new thing that had come out. I particularly remember a couple that we had talked to while we were looking. He could "see", but she couldn't. We spent a LONG time there that evening and after about 45 minutes, I heard the lady scream from the other side of the store, "I SEE THE D--- RABBIT!". Well I purchased a book and hubby and I headed home. I said to hubby that when I could also "see", I was going to head back to Fayetteville and see the RABBIT!!!
Well it took me almost three continuous days (all my waking hours) to finally "see". I would look at one picture forever and then switch to another and back and forth flipping pages. FINALLY by Wednesday afternoon, I saw a fantastic train. I had read that if you do finally see one, that you will be able to see them after that. I was worried that it wouldn't work for me like that, but yeap, it did.
So it took us several weeks to get back to the mall. I was SOoooo excited that I was finally going to get to see the RABBIT. Headed in and around the corner we went and the store was GONE! So no RABBIT for me, but I do now have quite a collection of books. 
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